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70 YEARS OF THE VOLKSWAGEN TYPE 2
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 15th November, 2019
The 12th November 1949 marked the press launch of a rather remarkable commercial vehicle. It was a van that was essentially a box on wheels, with access to the load bay via side doors and a rear engine. Its standards of handling, gearchange and steering surpassed virtually all domestic rivals, and the new Volkswagen Type 2 looked set for a long career.
THE MINI FROM SPAIN – SIMON WHEATCROFT’S AUTHI COOPER 1300
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 15th November, 2019
‘Most people think it is either an Innocenti or a British Mini with Innocenti bits – about one person per year recognises it as an Authi’.
£61,000 donated to charity from Classic and Supercar Show
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 14th November, 2019
Rotary Clubs distributed a total of £61,000 to one national and 18 local charities at Sherborne Castle on 8th November. Nigel Young, Chairman of Trustees for the Sherborne Classic Cars CIO, said ‘This was a truly astonishing result following 12 months of work by the Organising Committee from members of the Yeo Vale, Sherborne Castles and Brue Valley Rotary Clubs.'
THE LANCASTER INSURANCE STAND AT THE 2019 CLASSIC MOTOR SHOW
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 13th November, 2019
You really could not miss the Ford Mustang on the Lancaster Insurance stand at the 2019 Classic Motor Show. It was a vehicle so stunning that Mr. Steven McQueen himself would have undoubtedly fallen in love with it, had he entered a time portal during the planning for Bullitt.
The 2019 Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 12th November, 2019
Such was the impact of the 2019 Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show, no mere report could possibly do it justice. Here are just 50 impressions of the event from our resident blog writer Andrew Roberts:
DO YOU REMEMBER – THE FORD ESCORT GHIA MK. II?
- Andy Roberts |
- 8th November, 2019
Growing up in a Hampshire village where the local newspaper would bear a headline such as ‘Chaos As Radical New Strawberry Punnet Design Is Unveiled’, a Ford Escort Ghia Mk. II appeared the epitome of high living.
Top Ten Limited Edition Ford Capris
- Andy Roberts |
- 8th November, 2019
Every Ford Capri is special, but some are more special than others. Here are ten examples from the Heyday of the Limited Edition Capri.
The Mini Cooper S MK.III - A Celebration
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 6th November, 2019
Many of you have been following https://www.facebook.com/italianjobmini/ and will be very familiar with Tanya Field’s Cooper S Mk III, which goes by the nom-de-Mini of “Paddy”.
Seventy Years of the AA Land-Rover
- Andy Roberts |
- 6th November, 2019
For the past 71 years, Land-Rover has been associated with serving the public – police, fire, ambulance, coast-guard, mountain rescue – and, of course, the AA and the RAC.
Top Trumps at the NEC
- Andy Roberts |
- 5th November, 2019
One of the many attractions of the Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show is the opportunity to play Top Trumps – a game that will resonate with many of my vintage.
Car of the month: Andrew Bell's Ford Granada GL MK. I
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 5th November, 2019
‘A lot of people mention The Sweeney, and most assume it is the 3-litre - despite the badging on the wings’. But his splendid Ford is actually a 2-Litre G and, as it dates from April 1977, it is one of the last of examples of the Mk. I before the launch of the Mk. II.
Meet the Owner - Lee Jones and his Austin 1100 Panda Car
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 4th November, 2019
If you watch virtually any British police drama of the 1970s, you might have the idea that every vehicle that was not a Flying Squad Ford Consul GT was a Rover P6B or a Triumph 2.5 PI Mk. II. However, one vehicle that was equally associated with law enforcement was the BLMC ADO16 Panda Car.
The M1 at 60
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 1st November, 2019
Britain’s first motorway, the Preston By-pass, commenced operations on the 5th December 1958 but this new highway promised a brave new world, one where motorists would eventually be able to travel to and from London with no speed limits.
Genevieve - A Celebration
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 1st November, 2019
As the London – Brighton Veteran Car Run 2019 takes place this Sunday - https://www.veterancarrun.com/ - we are proud to present (cue Tim Turner-style jolly voiceover), a tribute to one of Britain’s greatest films; Genevieve
